Dno - Teutates and Test, Trials and Evaluation Desk Officer

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 381381

**Salary**:

- £44,590
- Posts based in London will receive the relevant London weighting allowance.
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer

**Contract type**:

- Permanent

**Business area**:

- MOD - Defence Nuclear Organisation

**Type of role**:

- Engineering
Governance
Project Delivery

**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed hours

**Number of jobs available**:

- 1

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**Benefits**:
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Location
- Main Building (London), AWE (Aldermaston) or Abbey Wood (Bristol).

About the job

**Job summary**:
Do you want to be at the heart of real Defence issues and play a key role in the United Kingdom’s (UK) national security?

Established in April 2016, the Defence Nuclear Organisation (DNO) delivers nuclear capability to deter threats and protect our nation.

The DNO oversees all defence nuclear business (excluding operations) and is responsible for providing nuclear deterrence; sponsoring the Defence Nuclear Enterprise (all the organisations, programmes and people that sustain the UK’s nuclear deterrent); and advising on UK nuclear policy, planning and international co-operation on nuclear matters.

The UK’s independent nuclear deterrent has existed for over 60 years to deter the most extreme threats to our national security and way of life, and that of our NATO Allies. To ensure that we have a credible and capable nuclear deterrent for as long as the security situation requires, we are building four new nuclear armed submarines - known as the Dreadnought Class - and replacing our nuclear warheads. These renewal programmes will utilise world-leading technology and are a showcase in science and engineering, highlighting the prowess of British industry.

Here at DNO we strongly believe that diversity and inclusion is not only the right thing to do but is also essential for a thriving and successful organisation. We know that diverse teams bring a wide range of perspectives, experiences and ideas, which lead to better decision-making, creativity and innovation. We have a culture where differences are celebrated and our people feel supported, included and empowered. Join us and be part of an organisation that truly values diversity and inclusion and makes a positive impact on the world.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

**Job description**:
This is a new role within the Test, Trials and Evaluation (TT&E) team, a part of the wider Warhead Delivery Team. The TT&E programme exists to deliver requisite TT&E capabilities at the right place and right time to ensure that in-service and replacement warhead programmes can be manufactured, certified and transported to the required standards and timescales. One of the largest programmes within the TT&E sub-portfolio is the Teutates Programme, which is responsible for delivering a set of experimental capabilities. The full Teutates capability includes the establishment, under a UK-France Treaty, of a major facility (the EPURE 3 axis Hydrodynamics Facility) located at CEA Valduc near Dijon in France, as well as facilities at AWE Aldermaston. The programme also covers procurement of specialist containment vessels, radioactive and hazardous waste treatment capabilities and facilities involving both MoD and AWE teams in UK and France. The total programme 10-year budget responsibility is several hundred £M.

**Person specification**:
To be successful in this role you will have experience of working in large projects or programmes, and be used to working with a wide range of stakeholders across Government, industry or internationally. You will be a motivated individual who thrives in an environment that requires focus and drive, and you will have excellent problem solving and communication skills to support the delivery of programme at pace.

Reporting to the Teutates Capability Manager, this post will:

- Be a champion for Teutates and TT&E within the Warhead Group
- Ensure that programme outcomes and benefits are understood and realised
- Support the planning and delivery of Business Cases
- Support the delivery of effective programme governance at every level
- Support the development of capability strategy and associated plans for TT&E and later phases of Teutates
- Be responsible for Stakeholder communication activities
- Be responsible for project management of small/medium sized scoping studies and discrete tasks on an ad-hoc basis
- Provide Secretariat Function at desk-level working groups
- Deputise for the Teutates Capability Manager or TT&E Capability Manager as required

**Experience**:

- Experience working in large Projects or Programmes
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to present data and information clearly to a variety of audiences
- Excellent structured problem-solving and logical reasoning skills
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